DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT
電車
简 电车 · 繁 電車Mandarin · pinyin diàn chē
Meanings
- tram; streetcar
- trolleybus
- electric car
- e-bike
- (in the context of Japan) electric train
Characters in this entry
Explore the spelling
Mandarin tones
4–1 · dian4 che1
Compare attested words with these syllables ↗Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.
Connected dictionary
3character links
Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 5 senses · 1 Cantonese reading
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
din6 ce1
Cantonese word readings for 電車. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack
din6 ce1
Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.
Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
noun
- tram; streetcar
- (Taiwan or Japan) electric multiple unit train
- (Mainland China, Hong Kong) electric vehicle
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien, dated) automobile; motor car; sedan
- (historical, obsolete) an ancient covered chariot specialized in raiding enemy camps
Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack